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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 2987592, member: 5233&quot;]The 1943 cents were made from steel plated with zinc.&nbsp; Because of the steel core, they are magnetic.&nbsp; I believe these are the only magnetic US coins issued to date.&nbsp; In 1944, the returned to the standard 95% copper alloy which was not magnetic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, a very small number of 1943 cents were struck using copper planchets...likely left over from 1942.&nbsp; Lilkewise, a small number of 1944 cents have been found on steel planchets (left over from 1943).</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the quick ways to test these coins is a magnetic test.&nbsp; If you have a 1943 cent that is not magnetic...it might be one of these rare errors.&nbsp; If a 1944 is magnetic it might be as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a lot of &quot;strike it rich&quot; type sites and videos online that mention this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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